Kat - The horses eating the hay is just 1/2 a mile down the road. The barn and other horse is in the middle of a neighborhood in our town's downtown area, and the tractor was neat the new park we found, about 15 minutes away. So, it's all within a 15 miles radius. Our town is partly suburban, partly rural...all mixed up, confused personality. lol

OhMommy - Thanks! It is new. You're not losing it...yet.

Wonderful World of Weiners (Hallie) - I'm so sorry you didn't see any of these things on your Texas trip. I don't live in the big city, and the big cities don't have as much of this, unfortuneately.

Tez - Holy feckington? That's a new swear phrase! I like it, it has a certain ring to it. lol

Oh, no you didn't. You didn't just ask what we're compensatin' for. Get a rope!

Valarie - That's cool it looks like TN! This area (north of Dallas) is so much flatter than the area of Texas I grew up in. I grew up in the Hill Country and Austin, and it is super hilly there. Big cliffs, lots of rivers, etc. This area is nice, but I miss my hill country.

Ain't never bin to Texas, but would love to visit some day. The funny thing is, I could have taken those very pictures, and I live in California! I'm about 30 mins away from Vacaville, Brentwood, Napa ... farm country. It's beautiful to have wide open spaces so close by. And nice that you have Texas pride.

It looks like Normandy, here. Except we get cows, but I'm sure you get some hidden somewhere in your beautiful pictures.I never come to Texas either, if I do, I don't want to wear any Texas fancy dress as Woody or Jessy in Toy Story 2. Would you wear beret in Paris? ;)